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senior engineer, DevEx GenAI Enablement; Seattle WA

at Starbucks

📍 2401 Utah Ave S #800, Seattle, Washington, United States Hybrid Posted April 03, 2026
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Position Details

Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 12+ years
Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field; or equivalent experience
Category AI & Machine Learning

About this role

Senior Director of Engineering for Growth on PayPal Consumer App. Owns the growth strategy and technical execution to expand PayPal's consumer reach, focusing on onboarding, activation, and lifecycle communication across channels.

Key Responsibilities

  • Craft and own the Growth strategy for the PayPal Consumer App
  • Lead and inspire teams responsible for conversion, engagement, activation, and lifecycle retention
  • Define and prioritize initiatives to remove friction and scale
  • Partner with leadership to align growth goals
  • Build a culture of ownership and rapid experimentation

Technical Overview

Leads across mobile and web platforms with APIs, drives data-informed growth initiatives, and oversees GenAI-enabled tooling. Strong background in distributed systems, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), and analytics.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior software engineer with 12+ years in software/platform engineering, strong distributed systems and cloud experience (AWS/Azure), and hands-on GenAI enablement skills. They should lead cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, and drive scalable AI automation within a retail tech context.

Must-Have Skills

7+ years software or platform engineering experiencehands-on production-grade software experiencecloud platforms (AWS or Azure)distributed systemsrelational and NoSQL databasesstrong communication

Nice-to-Have Skills

GenAI experienceLangChainAWS BedrockLLM orchestrationPOCsMLOpsopen-source LLMsdata platformsstreaming (KafkaSparkHadoopDatabricks)internal developer platformsSDKs or reusable servicesguardrails and governance

Tools & Platforms

PythonJavaScalaC#Amazon Web ServicesAWSMicrosoft AzureAzureLangChainAWS BedrockKafkaSparkHadoopDatabricksKubernetesDockerCI/CD

Required Skills

Leadershipdistributed systemsmobilewebAPIsgrowth strategydata analyticsanalyticsengineering leadershipscaling consumer applicationsfintech

Hard Skills

PythonJavaScalaC#Amazon Web ServicesAWSMicrosoft AzureAzureLangChainAWS BedrockAPIsCI/CDDevOpsKubernetesDockerKafkaSparkHadoopDatabricksMLOpsSQLNoSQL

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationleadershipproblem-solvingteamworkmentoringdocumentation

Certifications

Preferred

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – AssociateMicrosoft Certified: Azure FundamentalsAWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

Industry & Role

Industry Retail
Job Function Lead growth-oriented engineering for PayPal's consumer app, delivering scalable, data-driven experiences
Role Subtype Growth Director
Tech Domains Python, Java, Scala, C#, Amazon Web Services, Azure, LangChain, AWS Bedrock, Kafka, Databricks

Keywords for Your Resume

senior software engineerai automationdeveloper productivitygenailangchainaws bedrockawsazuremicrosoft azuredistributed systemscloud platformsci/cddevopskubernetesdockerkafkasparkhadoopdatabricksmlopssqlnosql

Deal Breakers

Less than 12 years of relevant experience, Lack of distributed systems or cloud platform experience, No experience with CI/CD or DevOps practices

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